On Wednesday, more than 20 relatives of the Menendez brothers — who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 — urged California prosecutors to review their convictions. The family gathered outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, where they asked the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office to resentence Erik and Lyle …
In what sounded at times like an unmoderated family therapy session, Lori Vallow Daybell’s surviving son spoke with his mother for the first time in four years in a conversation recorded for his new podcast, “The Scar Wars Podcast.” In the searing hour-long conversation,” which Colby Ryan called an interview, Vallow Daybell insisted that she …
A California prosecutor said on Thursday that he will review sexual abuse allegations involving the Menendez brothers, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 The Los Angeles Times reported that evidence of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s father molesting them was presented at their first trial — which ended with a hung …
Defense attorneys late last week filed multiple motions aimed at taking the death penalty off the table for Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students on November 2022. Kohberger’s attorneys filed 13 challenges to the state’s intention to seek the death penalty on Thursday, court records show. The challenges target several aggravating …
Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson lays out details of what he and his new lawyers think happened on the day Laci Peterson disappeared in a three-part streaming series on NBC’s Peacock. As CrimeOnline has reported, a jury unanimously found Peterson guilty of murdering his wife and their unborn son and sentenced him to death. The …
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that it would decide whether Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. The Post and Courier reported that the court decided it would take over Murdaugh’s case after his trial attorneys requested the court to take jurisdiction over one of their two appeals. Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed …
Scott Peterson, who is appealing convictions for his wife and unborn son’s 2002 murders, will appear in a documentary that is set to air later this month. “Face to Face With Scott Peterson” is a three-part docuseries featuring an interview with Peterson, 51. Variety reported that it is Peterson’s first interview since 2003. The trailer shows …
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney credited advances in DNA technology for strengthening the evidence against accused Long Island serial killer, Rex Heuremann, who has a murder trial looming against hist. Newsweek reports that the court will examine new DNA methods during Heuremann’s upcoming trial, including techniques for analyzing human hair and other DNA material, …
A juror from the Karen Read mistrial corroborated the defense’s assertion that the jury unanimously voted to acquit her of murder and stated it would be “unjust” to retry her. Legal documents obtained by TMZ revealed that the juror described the final day of the trial as a “whirlwind” and “very confusing.” After the judge …
Chad Daybell’s Idaho property, where the remains of his second wife’s two murdered children were found buried in the backayard, is on the market for $350,000. Daybell was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and two of Lori Vallow Daybell’s children, 7-year-old JJ Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee …
Bryan Kohberger — who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their on-campus house in 2022 — may have been targeting one victim when carrying out the quadruple slaying, according to a book that comes out next week. Howard Blum, author of “When the Night Comes Calling: A Requiem for the Idaho …
On Thursday, Rachel Morin’s accused killer was extradited to Maryland from Oklahoma — where he was arrested on Saturday after 10 months on the run. KJRH reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security took Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 23, from Tulsa County Jail and transported him to Maryland, where prosecutors will seek to have him jailed …
